Funny how different people can read the same news story and pick what they want to see in it. I saw it a few days ago, and my reactions was "don't we already know this?" I guess I'm feeling a bit surprised some people are in denial of what seems to be a pretty well accepted fact.
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Originally Posted by WhiteCrow  You do know that research like this doesn't say ****? Correlation is not the same as causation. |
But we
do understand some of the causation.
We know for example that a low fiber diet leaves food sitting around in between ridges in the colon. When it's a meat product, it forms acids as it (for lack of a better word) rots, up against the wall of the colon. That irritates and damages the colon wall. Those who eat lots of meat and skip past veggies are therefore at a higher risk for colon problems/cancer.
We know a high fat diet, especially saturated fats, helps in the build up of arterial plaque. This is the plaque that narrows arteries, raises blood pressure, or encourages a clot to form. Obviously high blood pressure or a broken-off bit of blood clot are bad news for the heart. And in America heart attack and stroke are top killers of adults.
It's still being researched, but some doctors are concerned the American high-meat SAD diet is also linked to dietary (type 2) diabetes -- it's not just a "simple sugar" disease. And right now it's estimated 1 in 5 kids born today will develop type 2 diabetes. This is still new research, but it's an interesting idea.
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I think that the right kinds of meat, combined with the right vegetables, is healthier than either group.
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Why do you assume their meat eating group must've been eating improperly? They sampled the general population, not locking anyone in a lab to eat controlled food, so their meat-eaters should represent the average meat-eating person out there.